Development projects loom large

The trimodal hub, located in the Yvelines Département around 60 kms from central Paris, is aimed at serving the construction and civil engineering sectors in the Greater Paris/Seine Valley region in a cost-effective and environment-friendly manner

Works to provide direct access for barges to the Port 2000 berths in Le Havre are due for completion in 2026 and the immediate aim is to double container barge traffic on the Seine between HAROPA Le Havre and the Paris river terminals

The Port of Long Beach will receive US$283M from the federal government to assist in building what it calls “America’s Green Gateway”

Another new automated stacking crane module has been commissioned at DP World Antwerp Gateway; three more quay cranes are now operational and another nine hybrid straddle carriers have joined the fleet

The EU Commission has approved capital dredging and infrastructure improvements at the port of Gothenburg, confirming that state funding for the various projects is legal

The government of Western Australia wants to shift the port of Fremantle’s container terminals to a new and bigger site to the south, adjacent to the existing bulk port